POLITICS
Fight to Raise Japan’s National Age of Consent Ramps Up
Japan is considering following South Korea and raising the national age of sexual consent - but the effort isn't without hurdles.
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POLITICS
FEATURED
Japanese-Brazilians: The Story of Their Return to Japan
The epic tale of the 300,000 Japanese-Brazilians that Japan insisted it needed - until it suddenly didn't.
SOCIETY
Japanese Cosmetics Firm Slanders Koreans in Attack on Rival
Japanese cosmetics firm DHC's attack was directed at rival Suntory - a company long detested by Japan's right-wing racists.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
How to Translate a Haiku into English
Translator Eric Margolis covers the major points involved in translating haiku into English well, providing a step by step example.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
And the Japanese Kanji for the Year of 2020 is…
What one Japanese ideograph best represents the year of COVID-19? Learn more about the winning kanji - and the runner-ups.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Will AI Technology Ever Translate Japanese Accurately?
Machine translation has come a long way in recent years. But what use, if any, does machine translation actually have for a…
LAW & CRIME
Dared to Death: Wealth, Sexism, and Tragedy in Tokyo
A "drinking game" in a high-end Tokyo bar that ended in a young woman's death has drawn attention to the abusive power…
WOMEN
“She Is Me”: Activists March for Slain Unhoused Woman
The murder of a woman in Tokyo brings activists to the streets to demand Japan's government do more to help those left…